IMF extends Somalia funding following election
Mogadishu – The International Monetary Fund has agreed to extend the duration of a crucial aid package to Somalia, a... Read more
2 hours ago
South Africa hikes rates as inflation stays high
Johannesburg – South Africa raised its benchmark interest rate for the third time in a row on Thursday, as inflation... Read more
21 hours ago
Morocco ‘breathing again’ as tourists back after Covid shutdown
Marrakesh – Moroccan snake-charmer Youssef watched as long-absent tourists again thronged Marrakesh’s famous Jamaa El-Fna square, ending a long pause... Read more
18 May
Nigeria’s treasury chief arrested over multi-million-dollar fraud
Lagos – The head of Nigeria’s treasury has been arrested for alleged involvement in fraud and money laundering worth... Read more
17 May
Eskom warns of increased stages of load shedding
Cape Town – Eskom has reportedly warned that load shedding may be intensified to Stage 4 from stages 2... Read more
16 May
‘Expect massive fuel price hike in June,’ SA motorists warned
Cape Town – South Africans must expect a massive fuel price increase in June, analysts have reportedly warned, after... Read more
16 May
Egypt to privatise key state companies as inflation surges
Cairo – Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli announced on Sunday a string of planned privatisations of state-owned companies, as Cairo... Read more
16 May
African Union chief wants pan-African ratings agency
Dakar – Senegalese president Macky Sall called on Sunday for the creation of a pan-African credit ratings agency, saying that... Read more
15 May
‘Don’t swim in the mud with pigs, you won’t win,” – Enoch Godongwana’s advice to Tito Mboweni
Cape Town – Former finance minister Tito Mboweni took to Twitter this week and shared advice that his successor... Read more
15 May
Police arrest 2 suspects believed to be part of group that stole fuel worth more than R5.5m
Cape Town – Two of the suspects believed to have stolen diesel worth more than R5.5 million from a... Read more
15 May
